Fastening for fabrics and the like



July 27 1926. 1,594,231

M. WINTERHALTER FASTENING FOR FABRICS AND THE LIKE Filed April 24 1925 Patented July 27, 1926.

UNITED STATES MARTIN WINTERHALTER, 0F HALLE-dN-THE-SLALE, GERMANY PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed April 24, 1925, Serial No. 25,578, and in Great Britain December 81, 1924.

This invention relates to' a detachable fastening for connecting the abutting edges of sheets of fabric, leather or the like, and consists in the provision of a plurality of inter-- meshing plates connected alternately to the abutting edges and formed with interlocking ribs and recesses. The device is particularly suitable for use in connection with the building up of tents and the like.

Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shows the application of the device according to one form of construction,

. Fig. '2 is a perspective view of one of the plates, and

Fig. 3 is a plan of a plate formed with dillerently shaped interlocking elements.

Fig. at is a view showing the application of a device of modified construction, and

Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views of individual platesforme'd with different interlocking elements.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a plate showing still further modifications.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of two engaging plates such as shown p'erspectively 1n. ig. 6.

The abutting edges of sheets of fabric or the like, for instance the different parts c'om posing a tent or the like, are furnished with a plurality of plates a connected alternately to the opposing edges so that they can intermesh as shown in Figs. 1 and4. In the construction according toFig. 1, the plates are formed at one side with grooves b and at the other side with corresponding ribs which are adapted to interlock with the grooves of an adjacent plate so as to prevent relative displacement in the plane of the plates. .The grooves and ribs ma be sinuous, as shown in Fig. 2, 01' carrie obliquely across each other, as shown in Fig. 3.

The ribs and grooves may be carried transversely across the plate so as to produce on the latter a kind of hooked lip, as shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the main groove 6 and rib c, which prevent displacement of the plates in one direction, are, according to Fig. 5, them: selves formed with minor, transverse grooves e and corresponding ribs which prevent displacement in the other direction.

The minor grooves and ribs may be limited, as shown in Figs. 6 and 8, to projectlOlS e or f and corresponding notches at an f.

Fig. 7 shows a modification according to which the plates a are formed on one side with two grooves 12 carried obliquely across one another, and at the other side with two correspondingly arran ed ribs 0 For connecting the p ates to the fabric, the edges of the latter are introduced into zigzag shaped slits (1 made in theplates, the jaws formed by the slit being clamped to the fabric.

I claim:

1. A device for connecting sheets of fabric or the like edge to edge, comprising a plurality of intermeshing plates connected al'- ternately to opposite edges, the plates being provided at one side with a plurality of; grooves carried at an angle to each other and at the other side by ribs adapted to interlock with the grooves of the adjacent plate so as to prevent displacement in the planes of the plates.

2. A device for connecting sheets of fabric or the like edge to edge, comprising a pluralit-y of intermeshing plates connected alternately to opposite edges, the plates being provided at one side with intersectmg grooves and at the other side with IlbS adapted to interlock with the grooves of the adjacent plates so as to prevent displacement in the planes of the plates.

3. A device for connecting sheets of fabric or the like edge to edge, comprising a plurality of intermeshing plates having zig-zag shaped slits in which to receive and clamp the edgesof the sheets, alternate plates being connected to opposite sheets, the plates bem g provided at one side with grooves and at the other side with ribs adapted to interlock with the grooves of an adjacent plate so as to prevent displacement in the planes of the lates. p DR. MARTIN WINTERHALTER. 

